Category Archives: Houston, TX
Houston Couple Left Waiting For Months to Discover Birth Injury Killed Child
According to KPRC-TV, a Houston couple was left searching for answers after their newborn child died just four days after birth. The news outlet reported that Allen Coats and his fiancée Rachel Melancon had a child, Olivia, who was delivered at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Houston. However, during birth the baby suffered complications and was rushed by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where Olivia died. It was discovered by the couple that the doctor who delivered Olivia at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas was relieved of his duties about a month after her birth. Unsure as to how Olivia died, the couple sought an autopsy to determine why. However, the couple was forced to wait four months while Memorial Hermann completed the autopsy, according to KRPC. The hospital told the news outlet that a clerical issue caused the delay in the autopsy, which showed that…
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Do Your Fraternal Twins Have Autism? As Rates Soar by More Than 30 Percent, We Need Your Help
Have your fraternal twins been diagnosed with autism? Are healthcare providers failing to give you insight as to why your children received this diagnosis? We need your help. We believe that there may be a link between terbutaline, also known as Brethine®, Bricanyl®, and Brethaire®, and autism. If you are the parents of fraternal twins with autism, you could help shed a spotlight on a link between this drug and the disorder. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has only approved terbutaline for use in asthma treatment, but it is commonly used to stop preterm labor in expecting mothers. We have strong reasons to believe that terbutaline may negatively affect an unborn baby’s brain development. Are There Legal Options If My Twins Were Diagnosed With Autism? Now, more than ever, research needs to be done on factors that may influence autism. Diagnoses are increasing dramatically—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Waco Facility to Offer Services to Kids with Developmental Disabilities
According to the Waco Tribune-Herald, Baylor University and McLane Children’s Scott & White are collaborating on a new facility that will attempt to mix diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical services for kids with developmental disabilities. The paper reported that the facility, the Baylor University Center for Developmental Disabilities, would offer services to children with autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome, as well as other intellectual disabilities. The facility will be located at the Hillcrest MacArthur Clinic, located at 2201 MacArthur Drive in Waco. The unveiling of the facility was made as Autism Awareness Month kicked off earlier this month. The center will offer individual therapy rooms, a playroom area, small rooms for social skills work groups and a group therapy room. “[The facility] will include the Baylor Autism Resource Clinic, which provides assessments, consultations, social skills-building exercises and other support services for children with autism spectrum disorders,” the Tribune-Herald reported. “It…
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